Artificial ore and coating material or refractory block containing the artificial ore

ABSTRACT

An artificial ore, characterized in that it is prepared by melting one of silicon, a silicon compound, tourmaline and a ceramic, and adding iron, aluminum and calcium into the resultant melt to melt them, followed by cooling to a mass. The artificial core has good thermal properties such as heat conductivity, heat diffusion coefficient and fire resistance temperature, can dissociate molecules in a liquid, and further can prevent the electrification by static charge and the transmission of an electromagnetic wave.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to an artificial ore and a coatingmaterial or a refractory block containing the artificial ore.

BACKGROUND TECHNOLOGY

Hitherto, a ceramic has been used extensively as a material having agood resistance to heat and a high degree of hardness. Such a ceramic isprepared by admixing raw materials such as alumina or the like andmolding it, followed by sintering. The ceramic can be formed intovarious shapes upon molding so that it can be used for wide purposes.

Alumina as a representative ceramic has thermal properties includingheat resistance of approximately 1,600° C., thermal conductivity of 36.0(W/m/K), and a heat diffusion coefficient of 0.0119×10³ (m²/s) (eachvalue being measured at 300 K).

Although the conventional ceramic as described above has been used in awide range of fields due to its heat resistance, anti-wearing property,readiness for processing and so on, the development of an artificial rawmaterial having further improved thermal properties such as heatresistance has been desired.

Moreover, the conventional ceramic as described above has to be sinteredafter molding a mixture of the raw materials so that it requires a longtime and a labor for the preparation thereof. Therefore, the developmentof an artificial ore easy for preparation has been desired.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is directed to an artificial ore that is preparedby melting silicon and adding iron, aluminum and calcium to theresultant melt, followed by cooling it. Then, the cooled melt is meltedagain at a high temperature and then allowed to cool to a mass.

The present invention is also directed to an artificial ore that isprepared by melting siliceous compound and adding iron, aluminum andcalcium to the resulting melt, followed by cooling it. Then, the cooledmelt is melted again at a high temperature and then allowed to cool to amass.

The present invention is further directed to an artificial ore that isprepared by melting tourmaline and adding iron, aluminum and calcium tothe resultant melt, followed by cooling it. Then, the cooled melt ismelted again at a high temperature and then allowed to cool to a mass.

Moreover, the present invention is directed to an artificial ore that isprepared by melting a ceramic and adding iron, aluminum and calcium tothe resultant melt, followed by cooling it. Then, the cooled melt ismelted again at a high temperature and then allowed to cool to a mass.

Furthermore, the present invention is directed to a product obtained byadding charcoal, titan dioxide or “bakuhanseki” (aluminum silicatesintered product) to each of the artificial ores obtained above.

In addition, the present invention is directed to a coating materialprepared by crushing each of the artificial ores obtained above andadding the crushed ore to a coating material.

The present invention is further directed to a mass prepared by crushingeach of the artificial ores obtained above and molding the crushed oreunder pressure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

FIG. 1 is a table indicating results of measurement of an artificial oreaccording to the present invention for thermal diffusion coefficient atambient temperature (22° C.), heat capacity, density and thermalconductivity.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

The artificial ore as claimed in the present invention is an artificialore that is prepared by melting silicon in a powdery form undersubstantially vacuum conditions and adding iron, aluminum and calcium,each in a powdery form, to the resultant silicon melt, followed bycooling the resultant melt. The cooled melt is then melted again at ahigh temperature and allowed to cool to a mass.

As a raw material, there may be used quartz sand, tourmaline or aceramic, in place of silicon.

The artificial ore is extremely good in thermally physical values suchas thermal conductivity, heat diffusion coefficient, refractorytemperature and so on. The artificial ore also has the ability to makemolecules in a liquid loose due to a wave motion discharging therefrom.Moreover, the artificial ore has the ability to prevent electrificationof static electricity as well as to prevent the permeation ofelectromagnetic waves or radioactive rays.

Therefore, as ice is placed on top of the artificial ore at ambienttemperature, the ice can melt in an extremely short time, therebyuniformly cooling the artificial ore as a whole to the temperaturesubstantially equal to the temperature of the ice. On the other hand, ifa portion of the artificial ore is heated, the heated portion of theartificial ore is caused to rise its temperature so rapidly, however,the artificial ore is heated as a whole in an almost uniform manner. Asdescribed above, the artificial ore has the ability to absorb thetemperature of a thing that comes into contact therewith so that it canbe used as a heat-accumulating material.

Further, the artificial ore can discharge a wave motion, and the wavemotion can make molecules in a liquid loose as well as ionize into minusions. For example, this can transform plus ions contained in water intominus ions and render water molecules loose into a cluster, therebyremoving a malodor and replacing it with favorite smell. In addition,the artificial ore can prevent the deterioration of water. Moreover, asone wears an accessory made out of the artificial ore, such as anecklace, an arm wrist ring, a knob, etc.) a flow of the blood of thewearing person can be improved thereby preventing a stiff back.Furthermore, the quality of a soil can be improved by pulverizing theartificial ore to grains and imbedding them into the soil. It is to beprovided herein that the wave-motional activity can be exhibited even ifa thing would not be in direct contact with the artificial ore, in otherwords, even if the artificial ore would be mounted outside a containerwithout allowing water to come into contact with the artificial ore.

By repeating the melting operations in the course of manufacturing theartificial ore, impurities can be removed from the artificial ore,thereby increasing thermal and wave-motional properties.

Moreover, when charcoal is added to the artificial ore, the deodorizingaction can be performed. On the other hand, the addition of titaniumdioxide can provide the artificial ore with an anti-bacterial action anda bacteria-removing action, thereby prolonging the life of theartificial ore. Furthermore, the addition of “bakuhanseki” (aluminumsilicate sintered product)” to the artificial ore can produce thewater-cleaning action.

In accordance with the present invention, the artificial ore prepared inthe manner as described above is pulverized into grains and the grainscan be added to a coating material together with a solvent.

The resulting coating material can readily coat the artificial ore. Whencharcoal is added to the artificial ore, a malodor generating from athinner can be removed.

Furthermore, the artificial ore produced by the above process can besprayed onto the surface of a material by flame spray coating theartificial ore with plasma by crushing it.

By coating or spraying the surface of a matter with the artificial orein the manner as described above, the artificial ore can be readilydeposited on the surface of a carburetor, a main engine body, aradiator, an exhaust pipe and so on of an internal combustion machinesuch as a gasoline engine or a diesel engine. This can raise acombustion efficiency and burn a fuel to an almost complete extentdecreasing the concentrations of HC and CO in the exhaust gas tosubstantially zero. This artificial ore can absorb the heat generatingfrom the main engine body, the radiator and so on due to its thermalproperties, thereby decreasing a rise of the temperature in the mainengine body, the radiator and so on. Further, the wave-motionalproperties of the artificial ore can make the molecular structure of afuel or air minute.

The deposition of the artificial ore on the surfaces of fins of acooling fan can decrease the temperature of a fluid passing through thesurfaces of the fins thereof, thereby increasing a cooling efficiency ofthe cooling fan (it is confirmed that the temperature of air was loweredby 3° C.).

Moreover, the artificial ore can be used intact as a circuit substratebecause it has a high electrical resistance. Further, the coating of thesurface of the circuit substrate with a coating material can absorb theheat on the circuit substrate, thereby preventing breakage and failureof electrical parts in advance due to a temperature rise. When a speakeris coated with such a coating material, noises generating from thespeaker can be removed.

The coating of the surface of a housing member (an exterior member) ofelectrical products such as portable telephones, television sets, radiosets, computers, electronic ranges and so on with the coating materialcan prevent the charge of static electricity as well as the penetrationand leakage of electromagnetic waves. This can further remove noises.

When bath tubs, pans, and china are coated on their surfaces with thecoating material, water staying inside can be prevented from decaying.

Moreover, when a clothing is coated with the coating material, thecharge of static electricity and the penetration of electromagneticwaves can be prevented.

In accordance with the present invention, a refractory block in a massform can be prepared by crushing the artificial ore produced by theabove process and molding the crushed artificial ore under pressure.

It is confirmed that the resulting block can withstand at temperaturehigher than 1,600° C. Therefore, it can be used as an interior liningmember for a fusion furnace and a chimney.

In addition to the above, when an engine casing for an internalcombustion engine is prepared from the artificial ore or when theartificial ore is coated on the surface inside and outside the enginecasing thereof, a rise of the temperature inside the engine can beprevented due to the endothermic action of the artificial ore. Further,when brake disks for a bicycle or a motor cycle are made of theartificial ore or when the artificial ore is deposited on the surface ofthe brake disks thereof, a decrease in the braking action resulting froma rise of temperature can be prevented in advance due to the endothermicaction of the artificial ore.

Furthermore, when a disposal vessel of a raw waste disposal machine ismade of the artificial ore according to the present invention or whenthe disposal vessel thereof is coated with the artificial ore, thetreatment of raw waste can be accelerated due to the endothermic actionof the artificial ore. Further, when a cartridge of a water purifyingunit is made of the artificial ore, the quality of water can be improveddue to the action of decomposing the molecules of the artificial ore.

Moreover, when a building material including but being not limited towall materials, fens materials and so on for a building of electricalfactories and telephone offices, which can discharge electromagneticwaves, is made of the artificial ore according to the present inventionor when the artificial ore is deposited on the surfaces of the buildingmaterials, the electromagnetic waves outside from the building can beprevented from leaking due to the blocking action of the electromagneticwaves. In addition, the blocking action of radiation by the artificialore can prevent the leakage of the radiation outside from the building.

When an exhaust pipe for discharging exhaust gas generated from theinside of the engine outside therefrom is made of the artificial oreaccording to the present invention or when the artificial ore isdeposited on the inner or outer surface of the exhaust pipe, thedischarge of hazardous materials can be prevented due to the action ofdecomposing the molecules of the artificial ore.

On the other hand, when a conveyor belt of a belt conveyor is made ofthe artificial ore according to the present invention or when theartificial ore is deposited on the surface of the conveyor belt thereof,the quality of food to be conveyed with the conveyor belt can besustained in a better state due to the action of decomposing themolecules of the artificial ore.

In addition, when the artificial ore according to the present inventionis coated on the surface of a sheet, the temperature of a person's bodycan be maintained at a generally constant level due to the endothermicaction of the artificial ore. Furthermore, when such a sheet is used ona surgery bed, a rise in the temperature of a patient under surgery canbe prevented. If the artificial ore is used for the inside of a comb,the early decay of a dead body can be prevented.

The following is a detailed specific description of the examples of thepresent invention.

EXAMPLE 1

Eighty percent (80%) by weight of silicon in a powdery form was chargedin a vacuum fusion furnace heated to 1,650° C. to 1,680° C. undervirtually vacuum conditions. Thereafter, 5% by weight of powdery iron,5% by weight of powdery aluminum and 5% by weight of powdery calciumwere charged in this order at the intervals of 3–5 minutes and mixedwith one other under stirring, and a molten material was withdrawn fromthe vacuum fusion furnace. The molten material was then allowed to standat ambient temperature under natural conditions to form an artificialore in a mass state.

Thereafter, the artificial ore in the mass form was molten again in thevacuum fusion furnace heated to 1,750° C. to 1,800° C. in a generallyvacuum state to yield a melt that in turn was withdrawn from the furnaceand allowed to stand naturally at ambient temperature forming theartificial ore in the form of a mass.

The artificial ore in the mass form was further molten again in thevacuum fusion furnace heated to 2,000° C. to 2,050° C. in a generallyvacuum state to yield a melt that was then withdrawn from the furnaceand allowed to stand naturally at ambient temperature forming theartificial ore in the form of a mass.

As described above, the artificial ore was subjected to repeated meltingprocesses at gradually higher temperatures, which included cooling themixture after melting and melting the molten mixture again at highertemperature.

For the artificial ore produced in the manner as described above, thethermal diffusion coefficient, heat capacity, density, and thermalconductivity of the artificial ore at ambient temperature (22° C.) areindicated in FIG. 1.

FIG. 1 indicates samples (Sample No. A-1 and No. A-2) formed by thricemelting processes and samples (Sample No. B-1 and No. B-2) formed bytwice melting processes.

As shown in Table 1, it is found that the artificial ore according tothe present invention has a thermal conductivity higher by 3.5 times anda thermal diffusion coefficient higher by 8 times the conventionalalumina ceramic.

The fire-proof tests have been conducted for the artificial oreaccording to the present invention and it was found that the fire-prooftemperature was higher than 1,600° C.

From the above description, it is found that the artificial oreaccording to the present invention is superior in its thermal propertiesto the conventional alumina ceramic.

Referring back to FIG. 1, the comparison of Sample Nos. A-1 and A-2 withSample Nos. B-1 and B-2 indicates that Sample Nos. A-1 and A-2 have thethermal properties better than Sample Nos. B-1 and B-2. This hints thatthe repeated melting processes can further improve the thermalproperties of the artificial ore. The reason is considered to be basedon the fact that the repeated melting processes can remove impuritiescontained in the artificial ore.

EXAMPLE NO. 2

Eighty percent (80%) by weight of quartz sand (silicon dioxide) in apowdery form as a siliceous compound was charged in a vacuum fusionfurnace heated to 2,000° C. to 2,050° C. under virtually vacuumconditions. Thereafter, 5% by weight of powdery iron, 5% by weight ofpowdery aluminum and 5% by weight of powdery calcium were charged inthis order at the intervals of three-five minutes, and the resultingmixture was mixed under stirring to form a molten mixture. The moltenmixture was withdrawn from the vacuum fusion furnace, and the moltenmaterial was then allowed to stand at ambient temperature under naturalconditions to form an artificial ore in a mass state.

The resulting artificial ore in the mass state was then molten againunder generally vacuum conditions in the vacuum fusion furnace heated to2,050° C. to 2,100° C., and the resulting molten mixture was againallowed to stand naturally at ambient temperature yielding an artificialore in the form of a mass.

Thereafter, the resulting artificial ore in the mass state was moltenagain under generally vacuum conditions in the vacuum fusion furnaceheated to 2,100° C. to 2,150° C., and the resulting molten mixture wasagain allowed to stand naturally at ambient temperature yielding anartificial ore in the form of a mass.

As described above, the melting processe was repeated in such a mannerthat the artificial ore was allowed to cool after cooling and furthermolten at a temperature higher than the previous process and thereafterat gradually higher temperatures.

EXAMPLE NO. 3

Eighty percent (80%) by weight of tourmaline in a powdery form wascharged in a vacuum fusion furnace heated to 800° C. to 1,000° C. undervirtually vacuum conditions. Thereafter, 5% by weight of powdery iron,5% by weight of powdery aluminum and 5% by weight of powdery calciumwere charged in this order at the intervals of three to five minutes,and the resulting mixture was mixed under stirring to form a moltenmixture. The molten mixture was then discharged from the vacuum fusionfurnace, and the molten material was then allowed to stand at ambienttemperature under natural conditions to form an artificial ore in a massstate.

The resulting artificial ore in the mass state was then molten againunder generally vacuum conditions in the vacuum fusion furnace heated to1,100° C. to 1,200° C., and the resulting molten mixture was againwithdrawn from the furnace and allowed to stand naturally at ambienttemperature yielding an artificial ore in the form of a mass.

Thereafter, the resulting artificial ore in the mass state was moltenagain under generally vacuum conditions in the vacuum fusion furnaceheated to 1,200° C. to 1,300° C., and the resulting molten mixture wasthen withdrawn from the furnace and allowed to stand naturally atambient temperature yielding an artificial ore in the form of a mass.

As described above, the melting process was repeated in such a mannerthat the artificial ore was allowed to cool after cooling and furthermolten at a temperature higher than the previous process and thereafterat gradually higher temperatures.

EXAMPLE NO. 4

Eighty percent (80%) by weight of a ceramic in a powdery form wascharged in a vacuum fusion furnace heated to 2,000° C. to 2,100° C.under virtually vacuum conditions. Thereafter, 5% by weight of powderyiron, 5% by weight of powdery aluminum and 5% by weight of powderycalcium were charged in this order at intervals of three to fiveminutes, and the resulting mixture was mixed under stirring to form amolten mixture. The molten mixture was discharged from the vacuum fusionfurnace, and the molten material was then allowed to stand at ambienttemperature under natural conditions to form an artificial ore in a massstate.

The resulting artificial ore in the mass state was then molten againunder generally vacuum conditions in the vacuum fusion furnace heated to2,100° C. to 2,200° C., and the resulting molten mixture was againallowed to stand naturally at ambient temperature yielding an artificialore in the form of a mass.

Thereafter, the resulting artificial ore in the mass state was furthermolten again under generally vacuum conditions in the vacuum fusionfurnace heated to 2,200° C. to 2,300° C., and the resulting moltenmixture was then withdrawn from the furnace and allowed to standnaturally at ambient temperature yielding an artificial ore in the formof a mass.

As described above, the melting process was repeated in such a mannerthat the artificial ore was allowed to cool after cooling and furthermolten at a temperature higher than the previous process and thereafterat gradually higher temperatures.

EXAMPLE NO. 5

Charcoal was added in the course of forming the artificial ore by one ofthe above processes. For example, 80% by weight of silicon in a powderyform was charged in a vacuum fusion furnace heated to 1,650° C. to1,680° C. under virtually vacuum conditions. Thereafter, 5% by weight ofpowdery iron, 5% by weight of powdery aluminum, 5% by weight of powderycalcium, and 2% by weight of charcoal as a deodorant were charged intothe vacuum fusion furnace in this order at intervals of three to fiveminutes, and mixed under stirring to form a molten mixture. The moltenmixture was then discharged from the vacuum fusion furnace, and themolten material was allowed to stand at ambient temperature undernatural conditions to form an artificial ore in a mass state.

It was further confirmed that the artificial ore with charcoal addedthereto had deodorizing effects.

EXAMPLE NO. 6

Titanium dioxide was added in the course of forming the artificial oreby one of the above processes. For example, 80% by weight of silicon ina powdery form was charged in a vacuum fusion furnace heated to 1,650°C. to 1,680° C. under virtually vacuum conditions. Thereafter, 5% byweight of powdery iron, 5% by weight of powdery aluminum, 5% by weightof powdery calcium, and 2% by weight of titanium dioxide in a powderyform as an anti-microbial agent were charged into the vacuum fusionfurnace in this order at intervals of three to five minutes, and mixedunder stirring to form a molten mixture. The molten mixture was thendischarged from the vacuum fusion furnace, and the molten material wasallowed to stand at ambient temperature under natural conditions to forman artificial ore in a mass state.

It was further confirmed that the artificial ore with titanium dioxideadded thereto had anti-microbial and bacteria-removing actions as wellas prevented the oxidation of the artificial ore leading to prolongingthe life of the artificial ore.

EXAMPLE NO. 7

Aluminum silicate sintered product (“bakuhanseki”) was added in thecourse of forming the artificial ore by one of the above processes. Forexample, 80% by weight of silicon in a powdery form was charged into avacuum fusion furnace heated to 1,650° C. to 1,680° C. under virtuallyvacuum conditions. Thereafter, 5% by weight of powdery iron, 5% byweight of powdery aluminum, 5% by weight of powdery calcium, and 2% byweight of aluminum silicate sintered product (“bakuhanseki”) in apowdery form as an anti-bacterial agent were charged into the furnace inthis order at intervals of three to five minutes, and mixed understirring to form a molten mixture. The molten mixture was thendischarged from the vacuum fusion furnace, and the molten material wasthen allowed to stand at ambient temperature under natural conditions toform an artificial ore in a mass state.

It was found that the addition of the aluminum silicate sintered productcould improve the ability of the artificial ore for transforming water.

EXAMPLE NO. 8

The artificial ore prepared by one of the above processes was heated to1,650° C. to form a molten material that in turn was poured into a moldhaving a given shape and then separated from the mold yielding moldedproducts in a variety of forms. An aggregate or a filler may be addedupon molding.

When an accessory (e.g., a necklace, an arm wrist ring or a knob) wasprepared as a molded product from the artificial ore, the wearing ofsuch an accessory can accelerate the flow of blood in the body, therebypreventing an occurrence of a stiffness in the shoulders and so on.

This is considered to result from the fact that the artificial oregenerates a wave motion and such a wave motion can render molecules inthe blood loose and ionize them into minus ions.

Further, when a cartridge for use with a water purifying unit wasproduced from the artificial ore as a molded product, it is confirmedthat water can be purified to improve the quality of water.

This is considered to occur from the fact that a wave motion isgenerated from the artificial ore and such a wave motion can make watermolecules loose and ionized to minus ions.

On the other hand, when an engine casing is produced from the artificialore as a molded product, it is confirmed that a rise of the temperaturewithin the engine can be prevented.

This is considered to result from the fact that the artificial ore hasextremely good levels of heat properties including heat conductivity,heat diffusion coefficient, fire-proof temperature and so on and that ithas the endothermic ability of absorbing the heat (the combustiontemperature within the engine) from a thing that comes into contact withthe artificial ore.

Moreover, when disk brakes for use with automobiles, bikes and so on areproduced from the artificial ore as a molded product, it is confirmedthat the braking action can prevent a decrease in the braking action inadvance due to a rise of the temperature.

This is also considered to result from the fact that the artificial orehas extremely good levels of heat properties including heatconductivity, heat diffusion coefficient, fire-proof temperature and soon and that it has the endothermic ability to absorb the heat from thedisk brakes upon contact with the artificial ore.

In addition, when a disposal vessel of a wet refuse disposal device wasproduced from the artificial ore, it is confirmed that the disposal ofwet refuse could be improved.

This is also considered to occur from the fact that the artificial orehas extremely good levels of heat properties including heatconductivity, heat diffusion coefficient, fire-proof temperature and soon and that it has the endothermic ability to absorb the heat from thewet refuse in contact with the artificial ore.

Furthermore, when an exhaust pipe for discharging exhaust gasesgenerating from the inside of the engine into the outside was producedfrom the artificial ore as a molded product, it is confirmed thatnoxious materials can be prevented from being discharged from theengine.

This is considered to occur from the fact that the artificial oregenerates a wave motion and such a wave motion can make molecules in theexhaust gases loose and ionize them into minus ions.

On the other hand, when a building material such as a wall material or afence material for a building, e.g., a transformer substation, atelephone station and so on, where electromagnetic waves generate, wasprepared from the artificial ore as a molded product, it was confirmedthat neither electromagnetic waves nor radiation rays are prevented frombeing discharged and leaked into the outside from the building.

This is considered to occur from the fact that the artificial ore hasthe ability to prevent the electrification with static electricity andthe permeation of the electromagnetic waves and radiation rays.

Further, when a housing member (an exterior member) for electricalappliances and electronic appliances, including but being not limited toportable telephones, television sets, radio sets, computers, electronicovens, and so on, was prepared from the artificial ore as a moldedproduct, it was confirmed that the charging with static electricitycould be prevented and the permeation and leakage of electromagneticwaves can be prevented as well.

This is considered to result from the ability of the artificial ore toprevent the permeation of the electromagnetic waves.

Moreover, when a conveyor belt for use with a belt conveyor was usedfrom the artificial ore as a molded product, it was confirmed that foodbeing conveyed by the conveyor belt could keep its good quality.

This is due to the fact that the artificial ore generates a wave motionand the wave motion can make the molecules of the food loose and ionizethem into minus ions.

In addition, when a heat accumulator for use with an air conditioner wasproduced from the artificial ore as a molded product, it was confirmedthat the heat accumulator could exhibit a sufficient level of aheat-accumulating action.

This is considered to occur from the fact that the artificial ore hasextremely good levels of heat properties including heat conductivity,heat diffusion coefficient, fire-proof temperature and so on and that ithas the endothermic ability to absorb the heat from a thing that in turncomes in contact with the artificial ore.

On the other hand, when the artificial ore was crushed or pulverizedinto grains or particles or powders after molding and prepared as a soilconditioner in the form of particles or powders, it was confirmed thatthe soil with such a soil conditioner embedded therein could acceleratethe growth of a plant and keep the good quality of the soil.

This is considered to result from the fact that the artificial oregenerates a wave motion and the wave motion can make water molecules inthe soil loose and ionize them into minus ions.

EXAMPLE NO. 9

The artificial ore prepared in the manner as described above was thencrushed into loose grains or particles and added to a coating materialhaving a thermal resistance together with a thinner as a solute.

The resulting coating material can produce a coating medium that canreadily coat the artificial ore.

It can also be noted herein that the addition of a charcoal to theartificial ore can remove a malodor resulting from the thinner.

EXAMPLE NO. 10

The artificial ore prepared in the above process was deposited on thesurfaces of various articles. In other words, the coating mediumprepared in the above process was coated with a coating brush on thesurface of the produced article. The produced article may be immersed inthe coating medium. The artificial ore could also be sprayed on thesurface of the produced article by crushing the artificial ore preparedin the above process into powders and melting the powdery artificial oreby means of flame spray coating with plasma.

When the coating medium is coated on the surface of a bath tub, a panand a piece of porcelain, it was confirmed that water present in theinside was prevented from decaying.

This is considered to be based on the fact that the artificial oregenerates a wave motion and the wave motion could make water moleculesloose and ionize them into minus ions.

By coating the surface of a housing member (an exterior member) ofelectrical appliances and electronic appliances including but being notlimited to portable telephones, television sets, radio sets, computers,electronic ovens and so on with the coating medium, it was confirmedthat the charging with static electricity was prevented as well as thepermeation and the leakage of electromagnetic waves could be prevented.

This is considered to be based on the ability of the artificial ore toprevent the permeation of electromagnetic waves.

When the coating medium is deposited on the surface of a clothing, theprevention of charging the clothing with static electricity andpermeating it with electromagnetic waves was confirmed.

This occurrence is considered to happen due to the ability of theartificial ore to prevent the charging of static electricity and thepermeation of electromagnetic waves.

By coating the surface of an audio device such as a speaker and so onwith the coating medium, it was confirmed that an occurrence of noisesfrom the audio device could be prevented.

This is considered to occur from the properties of the artificial orethat it can prevent the charging of static electricity and thepermeation of electromagnetic waves.

Further, when the coating medium was coated on the surface of anaccessory (e.g., a necklace, an arm wrist ring, a knob, etc.) and theresultant accessory was worn, it was confirmed that a flow of blood ofthe wearing person was accelerated and a stiffness in the shoulders andso on was prevented.

This is considered to be based on the properties of the artificial oregenerating a wave motion that can make molecules in the blood loose andionize them into minus ions.

By coating the surface of an engine casing with the coating medium, theprevention of a rise in the temperature within the engine was confirmed.

This is considered to result from the properties of the artificial orethat it has extremely good levels of heat properties including heatconductivity, heat diffusion coefficient, fire-proof temperature and soon and that it has the endothermic ability of absorbing the heat (thecombustion temperature within the engine) from a thing which comes incontact with the artificial ore.

Further, when the coating medium was coated on the surface of a brakedisk for an automobile, a bike or the like, it was confirmed that adecrease in the braking action resulting from the rise in thetemperature could be prevented in advance.

This is also considered to be based on the fact that the artificial orehas extremely good levels of heat properties, e.g., including heatconductivity, heat diffusion coefficient and fire-proof temperature, andthat it has the endothermic ability of absorbing the heat from a thingwhich comes in contact with the artificial ore.

Moreover, a disposal vessel of a wet refuse disposal device was coatedwith the artificial ore, it was confirmed that the disposal of wetrefuse was improved.

This is also considered to occur from the properties of the artificialore that has extremely good levels of heat properties including heatconductivity, heat diffusion coefficient, fire-proof temperature and soon and that it has the endothermic ability to absorb the heat (from thewet refuse) when the wet refuse is in contact with the artificial ore.

Furthermore, when an exhaust pipe for discharging exhaust gasesgenerating from the inside of the engine into the outside was coatedwith the artificial ore, it was confirmed that noxious materials couldbe prevented from being discharged from the engine.

This is considered to be based on the properties of the artificial oregenerating a wave motion that can make molecules in the exhaust gasesloose and ionize them into minus ions.

Moreover, when a building material such as a wall material or a fencematerial for a building, e.g., a transformer substation, a telephonestation and so on, where electromagnetic waves were generating, wascoated with the artificial ore, it was confirmed that neitherelectromagnetic waves nor radiation were prevented from being dischargedand leaked into the outside from the building.

This is considered to occur from the ability of the artificial ore toprevent the charging with static electricity and the permeation of theelectromagnetic waves and radiation rays.

Further, when a housing member (an exterior member) for electricalappliances and electronic appliances, including but being not limited toportable telephones, television sets, radio sets, computers, electronicovens, and soon, was coated with the artificial ore, it was confirmedthat the charging with electricity could be prevented and the permeationand leakage of the electromagnetic waves could be prevented as well.

This is considered to be based on the ability of the artificial ore toprevent the permeation of the electromagnetic waves.

On the other hand, a conveyor belt for a belt conveyor was coated withthe artificial ore, it was confirmed that food being conveyed by theconveyor belt could keep its good quality.

This is considered to occur due to the properties of the artificial oregenerating a wave motion that can render molecules of the food loose andionize them into minus ions.

In addition, when the coating medium was coated on the surface of asheet, it was confirmed that the sheet could keep the temperature of thepatient laying on the sheet at a generally constant temperature.

This can prevent a rise in the temperature of the body of the patientduring surgery when such a sheet was laid on a surgery bed. Further, thesheet can prevent decaying of a dead body when it was covered in acoffin.

EXAMPLE NO. 11

The artificial ore prepared in the above process was crushed intosmaller grains and particles and molded with a 1,500-ton press machinewhile applying vibrations under a generally vacuum condition. Theresulting molded product was then allowed to stand (aged) for 4 hoursand to stand overnight under a circumstance at temperature as high as1,600° C. to 1,650° C., and thereafter it was allowed to cool undernatural conditions to form a refractory block in the form of a mass.

Such a refractory block had a fire-proof temperature at 1,600° C. orhigher.

INDUSTRIAL UTILIZABILITY

The present invention can artificially produce a material (an ore)having remarkably good levels of values for thermal properties ascompared with a ceramic.

The artificial ore according to the present invention has good thermalproperties, for example, heat conductivity, heat diffusion coefficientand heat-proof temperature, as well as can make molecules of a liquidloose. Moreover, the artificial ore according to the present inventioncan prevent charging with static electricity and permeating withelectromagnetic waves. Therefore, the artificial ore according to thepresent invention can be applied to a wide variety of fields.

1. A composition prepared by melting 80% by weight of silicon, a siliconcompound, tourmaline or a ceramic and adding 5% by weight of iron, 5% byweight of aluminum and 5% by weight of calcium to the resulting melt,followed by cooling the resulting melt, re-melting it and then coolingit to a mass.
 2. The composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein charcoalis added to the composition.